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UNCF to Launch Nationwide Walk for Education Fundraising Campaign

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will be kicking off a nationwide Walk for Education fundraising campaign this week. Maurice Jenkins The National UNCF Walk for Education Campaign is seeking to raise at least $2.5 million, an effort that will involve 23 multiple virtual and live events from August through February 2024. “In

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Hochul Proposes Nearly $7.5B for Higher Ed in FY24

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New York State governor Kathy Hochul has released her budget proposal for the 2024 fiscal year, featuring almost $7.5 Harnisch thought that the funding proposal was especially good in light of national trends. “In The changes are projected to raise almost $100 million for SUNY and roughly $30 million for CUNY over the 2024 school year.

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Groups Seek Details on FAFSA Simplification Timeline

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The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and the National College Attainment Network wrote to the White House and the department last month to ask whether the administration could confirm that the 2024–25 FAFSA will be ready Oct. 1, as currently planned.

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The importance of academic mental health

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by Roz Collings It was University Mental Health day on Thursday 14 th March 2024. Figure 1 UK university Equity/ Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives developed from the Athena SWAN (Scientific Women’s Academic Network) Charter through Advance HE and focused initially on gender equality.

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New evidence on the challenges and consequences of precarious work for university students

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Headline news has reignited debates about how financial hardship and challenging labour market conditions are squeezing students’ study-life balance, and alarmingly raised claims that part-time jobs may disproportionally disadvantage less privileged students ( BBC News 2023 ). His monograph Media, Conflict and Diaspora (I.B.

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Landscapes of learning for unknown futures: presenter responses to audience questions

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Here the three presenters reflect on some of the ideas and issues raised during the first symposium on ‘Networks’. Julianne : Great question, and my research on identity development ties in with this. She is also a Fellow and Executive Committee Member of the Staff and Educational Development Association.

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Armbrister Hangs Hat on Indelible Career at Johnson C. Smith University

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That was part of the strategic plan developed during his presidency. The development of the strategic plan began in January 2020 at a weekend gathering of board members as well as individuals from the local community. We did a lot of asking questions and listening, and then it was the development of that plan,” he said.